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More Highlights from 2012••January: The journal Biology Lettersaccepts a Cornell Lab paper showing howclustered habitat networks are needed tomaintain the genetic diversity of imperiledFlorida Scrub-Jays. The published paperprompts revision of the species’ EndangeredSpecies Act Recovery Plan.••february: Twenty-three youth from the nation’smajor cities come to the Lab’s “CelebrateUrban Birds” workshop, fostering connectionsbetween the arts, nature, and conservation. Saidone student, “The thing I loved most was ourwalk in the woods at night in silence—I havenever experienced anything like that before.”••march: Lab researchers return fromthe Central African Republic with rare imagesof endangered forest elephants at night,taken using thermal-sensing technology.••April: On Earth Day, the world watches anegg crack and a chick emerge in a Red-tailedHawk nest on the Cornell campus via a livestream from the Lab’s high-def cams.••may: Team Sapsucker ties the North Americanbirding record for most species found in 24hours. In the process they raise $250,000 fromsupporters’ pledges for bird conservation.••june: A new bird species found by Cornellgraduates in Peru is named Capito fitzpatrickiin honor of Lab director John Fitzpatrick.••july: Citizen-science participants help betatestthe YardMap website and create more than2,400 bird-friendly backyard designs in the firstfour months.Sira Barbet (Capitofitzpatricki) byMichael Harvey••august: The journal Conservation Biologypublishes results from the Lab’s deep-sea audiorecorders showing that noise from ships interfereswith the ability of endangered right whalesto communicate with one another.••september: The Lab launches www.Birdcast.info, showcasing information about thenew project to forecast the migrations of birds.••october: The book Birds of Paradise:Revealing the World’s Most ExtraordinaryBirds is released, authored by Cornell Lab scientistEdwin Scholes and wildlife photographerTim Laman.Marianna Hagbloom, New England Aquarium22From left to right: Millions of viewers around the world watched the Red-tailed Hawk hatchlings on the Cornell Lab’s bird cams. The rare image of a juvenile forest elephant at night was recorded by the Lab’sElephant Listening Project. The North Atlantic right whale is one of the critically endangered whale species monitored by the Lab’s Bioacoustics Research Program.
A letter toOur donors2012 was a milestone year for the Cornell LabParadise Riflebirdby Tim LamanMake Birds Your LegacyIt’s easy to include the Cornell Lab inyour estate plans—and sustain the studyand conservation of birds for generations tocome. To make a bequest through your will,simply include the language: “I give and bequeaththe sum of $________ (or ___% ofmy residuary estate) to Cornell University, aneducational institution in Ithaca, NY, for theLab of Ornithology to be used in support ofits charitable purposes.” To learn more aboutestate planning opportunities that benefityou and the Lab, please call Scott Sutcliffeat (607) 254-2424. The Lab is pleased toacknowledge such friends in perpetuity asmembers of the Sapsucker Woods Society.••100,000 friends on the Lab’s Facebookpage, following our daily updates on birdsfrom exotic rainforests to familiar backyardbird feeders;••2,000,000 people around the world tunedin to the Lab’s web cams broadcasting the dailylives of nesting Great Blue Heron and RedtailedHawk families, from eggs to hatching tofledging;••100,000,000 eBird observations, themost year-round bird sightings ever recorded ina single database, thanks to the nearly 100,000eBirders who have submitted data on 9,500 ofthe planet’s 10,157 species of birds.Never before has the Cornell Lab reached somany people with our messages of discovery,wonderment, hope, and environmental stewardship.And this fall we’ll reach a whole new audiencewith the Birds-of-Paradise Project—a jointeffort with the National Geographic Society thatwill introduce magazine readers, primetime TVviewers, museum goers, and many more to thiselegantly plumed family of avifauna.The triumph of the Birds-of-Paradise Project isyour triumph, too. You and other members wholeft estate gifts for the Lab made it possible forLab scientist Edwin Scholes to launch researchexpeditions deep into the interior of New Guinea’sjungles. And you should be as proud as we are tointroduce the world to these incredible, strange,dazzling birds.There’s never been a better reason, nor a bettertime, to get the word out about our uniqueapproach to bird conservation through groundbreakingresearch, technological innovation,training and education, citizen science, and masscommunication via every possible channel. Soinvite your friends and family to discover thebirds-of-paradise and the Cornell Lab that youknow so well, and that you make possible withyour generosity and commitment to a betterworld for birds and all living things.Thank you so much for your support in 2012,and I look forward to the many milestones we’llachieve together in 2013.Sincerely,Sean ScanlonSenior Director, Development and Philanthropy(607) 254-1105; sbs259@cornell.edu23
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